Record for reproducing sound tones and action



Dec. 20, 1927.

J. A. ONEILL RECORD FOR REPRODUCING SOUND TONES AND ACTION 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 22. 1926 ATTORNEY-2 Dec. 20, 1927.

J. A. O'NEILL RECORD FOR REPRODUCING SOUND TONES AND ACTION Filed March 22. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EY Dec, 20, 1927. 1,653,467

J. A. ONEILL RECORD FOR REPRODUCING SOUND TONES AND ACTION Filed March 22. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR, Jose DEA O/V I,

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

JOSEPH A. O'NEILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECORD FOR REPRODUCING SOUND TONES AND ACTION.

Application filed March 22, 1926.

This invention relates to records for reproducing'sound tones and action synchronously, an object being to provide records of the above nature of decidedly inexpensive construction adapted to the requirements of recording and reproducing song, music, lec tures and other entertainments together with the mouth movements, gestures and other actions of the record maker.

The embodiment may assume varied forms, but preferably I contemplate making a record constituted by a strip of common paper which may be formed with or attached to a strip of sensitized paper or film, the whole being wound or carried on a spool, reel or roller.

In accordance with the above aims I provide a strip of paper or other cheap material on which is deposited a trail or line of magnetic material, such as metal particles, dust or fine shavings, held together by a suitable conductive binder, which is dried, if necessary, and is then passed under a magnetic needle to progressively locally polarize the said trail, said needle being in the recording transmitter circuit, so that when the finished record is rewound on its spool and again drawn off and passed under a magnetic needle contained in a reproducing loud speaker circuit, the result will be an absolutely perfect reproduction of the original sound tones, thus providing an extremely cheap record requiring little space in storage and eliminating the possibility of breakage as in the tablet or cliskfoi'm now in general use.

As above stated, my improved record is wound on a spool or roller and when transmitting or reproducing therefrom, the paper strip record is drawn off its spool by suitable timed mechanism onto an empty companion spool, after which it is rewound on the original one prior to using again, so that the sound tone sequence will not. be dis turbed.

A further and important feature of my improvement in making records resides not only in the simple and inexpensive means employed in the manufacture thereof, but also of the fact that duplicates of a record may be made from another duplicate, the original or master record not being required for this'purpose.

,Various advantages inherent to my inven tion, both in structure and function, other Serial No. 96,669.

than those heretofore enumerated, will appear from the hereinafter detailed descriptron. In the drawings forming part of this specification similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which ,Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing the method of recording sound tones and action on separate strips of material, to which uniform motion is given by a power shaft common to both.

Flg. 2 is a detail perspective of my improved sound tone reproducing record wound on its spool.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of a sound tone and action reproducing record made ac cording to my invention.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged cross section of the sound tone record strip on the line 4- i of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the sound tone and action record strip on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fi 6 is a dia rammatic side elevation showing the method of making a sound tone record according to my invention.

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing the method of reproducing from my improved sound tone record.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing the method of reproducing from my improved sound tone and action record.

Fig. 9 is a detail showing a modified form of sound tone record in which the trail of magnetic material is carried between top and bottom layers of paper or other flexible non-magnetic material.

Fig. 10 is a detail of a further modified form in which a strip of soft metal or wire is carried on a sheet of paper or other flexible material.

Referring to the drawings. 1 will first describe the method of making my improved sound tone and action reproducing record, which is shown in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings.

I preferably employ a sheet 10 of common paper material. which is carried on a spool, reel or roller 11 mounted for free rotation on a pin 12 or other support, and above said spool is positioned a tank or container 13 having a discharge tube 14;.

The tank 13 contains a semi-fluid material strip, ribbon or or other suitable fill which. deposited on the paper strip through the small mouthed tube lit in a line line or trail 11?) at preteraljily about the center thereof as said strip is drawn downwardly to and around a feed roll or spool 16.

The semi-fluid n'iaterial is preferably composed of metal particles, dust or fine shavings mixed with a suitable magnetic binder to permit 0t ready flow through the teed tube onto the moving paper strip; it dries quickly so that it is tirn'dy set when it is drawn under a magnet 17 whose needle 18 sols up local polariizatirm in the trail corresponding to the pitch of. the sound tones passing lri'o the transmitter ll) 01 a leleplume circuit 20.

'lhe action part or" my inuirorcd recm'd is by a sen; :acd strip of paper or film carried or woi'u'ul on a spool or roller E32 and is drawn downward througl'i a dark box 533 behind a photographic lens by a teed spool. 25 corresponding in size to the feed spool 16, both iced spools being driven by a shaft 26 from a pulley 27 other source oi power.

The usual photographic sl'lutter 28 is given rapid rotation over the lens to separate the exposures on the film strip as is common in the art.

hen the recording operation is completed and the strips and 21 have been wound on the feed spools 16 and. 25, the film strip 21 is removed from the dark box in a dark room and developed, after which said strips are POSllJlVGlY attached, at their edges, one to the other to form a sound. tone and action record (30 and to expedite the attaching operation, indicating marks or lines 29 are provided on. the strips so that when roprodluiing from the record so consl'xructed, the sound tones and pictured actions of the record maker are perfectly syncl'n'onized.

In Figs. 6 and? of the drawings there is shown my improved method of making a simple inexpeni-sivc sound tone record and the means for reproducing therefrom. In this form I employ a dryer 30 for the semi fluid magnetic trail which acts to thoroughly dry the material bel ore' it reaches the needle 18 of the magnet 17 in the telephone circuit through which sound. tone impulses are conveyed :lrom. the 'transmitter ii).

The dryer couun'iscs. a chzuubcr 3.1 through which. the paper strip or web '10 is drawn from the spool 11 by the feed spool 16 on which it is wound. In the dryer chamber is preferably placed a heating coil contained in a local electric circuit 33.

lVhenthe last described record is completed, it is rewound on the spool 11 and when it is desired to reproduce therefrom, the loose end is attached to an empty feed spool '34 driven by any desircdmeans to draw the record under a magnet 36 con tained .in a loud speaker circuit 37 in which one, two or more audiou bulbs 38 are placed, the loud speaker being shown at 39.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, I show means for reproducing sound tones and action from a record made according to my invention, which means, as shown, is adapted for use in home entertainments, but of course with proper changes or variations of the construction. the same principle could be ei'i'iployed in theaters and the like. This device may comprise a casing 4-0 in the rear wall of which is an OILPOMUIO opening it over which the usual shutter 4-2 operates. Behind the opening is arranged the sound tone and action record 60 carried on a spool, at the (op and drawn dmvnvmrdly by a :leed spool 4-3 which is driven tlnrough a shalt it and bevel gears by a motor 413 which is in circuit with a lamp 4-? positioned within the casing -10 to illiiuninatc the film strip through the opening -11, this lamp being energized only when the motor is running.

A lens 48 is carried by the casing and through this lens the action pictures are projected onto a screen 4L9 carried by'or supported on a platform or frame 50.

A loud speaker 51 has its born 52 opening up through said platform and has in its circuit 53, a magnet 54 provided with a needle 55 under which the locally polarized trail 15 is drawn to convey sound tone impulses through the audion bulbs 56 to the aforementioned. loud speaker 51.

In some conditions of use I may make my improved sound tone record as shown in Fig. 9 Of the drawings, in which I show a two ply structure with the magnetic trail disposed between the upper and lower strips 57 and 10 respectively, this form of record. being intended for rough usage and would. be preferable inv humid or damp Cllll'lfll'OS.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings I show a, further modified form in which a strip 15* of soft metal or wire is carried by the paper strip 10.

It will. be understood the sound tone repro ducing record may be made on. paper sheets of any size or shape, as for instance, the magnetic trail 15 above described may be deposited on a round sheet ofpapcr in a spiral or circular line and the magnetic needle be so supported that it would follow the spiral as the record is turned. I

The terms and expressions cn'lploycd, are used as terms of description and not of limitation. and I have no intention. in the use of such terms and expressions, clear/hiding any equivalents of the features shown and described, or portions the-reoflbut recognize that various structural modifications are possible within the; scope of the invention claimed l ill l lltl \Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The method for making records for reproducing sound tones, which consists of depositing a semi-fluid trail of n'iagnetic material on a moving strip of paper, drying said material and then passing the same under a magnetic needle contained in a transmitter circuit to locally polarize said trail.

2. The method of making records for reproducing sound tones which consists of depositing a trail of magnetically connected metal particles on a moving strip of paper and then subjecting said trail to local polarization.

8. The method of making records for reproducing sound tones which consists of depositing a line of magnetically connected metal particles on a moving strip of flexible A non-magnetic material and then subjecting said line to local polarization.

at. The method of making records for re producing sound tones, which consists of depositing a line of semi-fluid magnetic material on a moving strip of flexible nonmagnetic material and then subjecting said line to local polarization.

5. The method of making records for reproducing sound tones, which consists of depositing a semi-fluid line of magnetic material on a moving strip of non-magnetic flexible material, then drying said line and subjecting the same to local polarization.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, this 13th day of March, 1926.

JOSEPH A. ONEILL. 

